I really feel like this is a misapplication of a blockchain. Block chains are already heavyweight, when you suddenly add arbitrary data like git repos you go from 17GB to hundreds of gigabytes and potentially much more.
Pushing also becomes a slower affair, you need to get your data into a block and then get confirmations.
I don't want to crush innovation, especially in the cryptocurrency space, but I really think this is an example of using the wrong tool for the job.
Thanks for the response. How do you plan on sparsely distributing data across nodes? I read the whitepaper but that part has not been filled out.
You'd need to make sure that repo's are safe against attack - if not every node has all the data you are moving into highly innovative territory. I'd be interested to know what sorts of solutions you are considering.
I really feel like this is a misapplication of a blockchain. Block chains are already heavyweight, when you suddenly add arbitrary data like git repos you go from 17GB to hundreds of gigabytes and potentially much more.
Pushing also becomes a slower affair, you need to get your data into a block and then get confirmations.
I don't want to crush innovation, especially in the cryptocurrency space, but I really think this is an example of using the wrong tool for the job.